| 词汇 | response |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG RESPONSE acknowledge receipt (of something) to inform the sender that what was sent was received. (Commonly used in business correspondence.)In a letter to a shoe company, Mary wrote, "I'm happy to acknowledge receipt of four dozen pairs of shoes."John acknowledged receipt of the bill.The package hasn't arrived, so I'm unable to acknowledge receipt. draw someone out to coax someone to speak or answer; to bring someone into a conversation or other social interaction.lane is usually very shy with older men, but Tom really drew her out last evening.John drew out Mr. Smith on the question of tax increases. get a rise out of someone to get a response from someone, usually anger or laughter. (Informal.)Mary really liked my joke. I knew I could get a rise out of her.I got a rise out of him by telling him to go home. get back (to someone) to continue talking with someone (at a later time); to find out information and tell it to a person (at a later time).I don't have the answer to that question right now. Let me find out and get back to you.Okay. Please try to get back early tomorrow. quick on the trigger quick to respond to anything.John gets the right answer before anyone else. He's really quick on the trigger.Sally will probably win the quiz game. She's really quick on the draw. rise to the bait to be lured by some kind of bait.I threatened to take another job elsewhere, but the boss did not rise to the bait.When I said I was leaving, Ted rose to the bait and asked why. gut feelingAn intuition or instinct, as opposed to an opinion based on a logical analysis. Jennifer's mother had a gut feeling that something was wrong when her daughter wasn't home by 10 o'clock. how do you doA question asked, often rhetorically, upon being introduced to someone, especially in a more formal setting. Ah, Margaret—it's lovely to meet you—how do you do? A: "How do you do?" B: "I do just fine, and you?" Autonomous Sensory Meridian ResponseA pleasant, tingling-like sensation that some people feel upon experiencing certain sensory stimuli, such as whispering or tapping. Commonly abbreviated with the initialism "ASMR." A: "No wonder they started just saying "ASMR"—"Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response" is too much to remember!" B: "Yeah, and thank goodness it feels way better than it sounds!" beyond some emotional responsein too extreme a state to feel or care. Do what you want. You have hurt me so much, I am beyond caring. The dying patient is beyond feeling. It doesn't matter now. gut feelingand gut reaction; gut responsea personal, intuitive feeling or response. I have a gut feeling that something bad is going to happen. My gut reaction is that we should hire Susan for the job. How do you do.a standard inquiry and response on greeting or meeting someone. (This expression never has rising question intonation, but the first instance of its use calls for a response. Sometimes the response does, in fact, explain how one is.) Sally: Hello. How do you do. Bob: How do you do. Mary: How do you do. So glad to meet you, Tom. Tom: Thank you. How are you? Mary: Just fine. Your brother tells me you like camping. Tom: Yes. Are you a camper? Mary: Sort of. how do you doA conventional greeting used mostly after being introduced to someone, as in And this is our youngest-say "How do you do" to Mr. Smith. Although it is a question, it requires no reply. Originally, in the 1600s, this expression was an inquiry after a person's health or standing, how do you do meaning "how do you fare?" Today we usually express this as How are you? or How are you doing? or How goes it? or How's it going? Even more general are the slangy locutions How are things? or How's tricks? All of these greetings date from the first half of the 1900s. ˌhow do you ˈdo(becoming old-fashioned) used as a formal greeting when you meet somebody for the first time. The usual reply is also How do you do? |
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